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https://www.mhasweb.org/DataProducts/Home.aspx
Important notice on the use of LLM and other AI tools : Large language models (LLMs) and
other artificial intelligence (AI) tools may not be used to manage, process, or analyze data distributed by the
Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS), including public-use files, imputed files, constructed variables, ancillary study data (e.g., Mex-Cog), Gateway Harmonized MHAS files, and any restricted or sensitive
data products. Providing MHAS microdata to an LLM or any other AI tools constitutes redistribution of the data and is therefore a violation of all existing MHAS data-use terms and agreements. For
more details, please consult the full policy here.
Imputed Data
Imputations of Weight & Height
The MHAS Imputation of the self-report of weight and height, and the constructed Body Mass Index (BMI) variables, are available by wave
of the study. For more information about the Imputation of these measures please refer to the
descriptive document.
Imputation of Cognitive Function Variables
The MHAS Imputation of the cognitive function measures, was completed for both for those who completed a direct interview and
a proxy interview. To impute the cognition measures we adopted the method of sequence of regressions with a SAS based Imputation and
Variance Estimation software (IVEware), developed by Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
For more information about the Imputation of these measures please refer to the
descriptive document.
Imputations of Economic Variables
The MHAS Imputation of Economic Variables data files are available in separate data files,
by section of the questionnaires and are divided in Household Level and Individual Level files. For more
information about the Imputation of the MHAS Economic Variables please refer to the respective wave
document:
MHAS 2021 descriptive document
MHAS 2018 descriptive document
MHAS 2015 descriptive document
MHAS 2012 descriptive document
MHAS 2003 descriptive document
MHAS 2001 descriptive document